Commercial Real Estate & Business News January 22, 2019

Global CRE Volumes Reached $733B Last YearLondon remains the largest commercial real estate investment market in the world after knocking New York from its perch in 2017, according to a new survey by JLL. Overall, global CRE investment volumes totaled $733 billion last year…» The Top Multifamily Lenders for Freddie Mac in 2018Last year Freddie […]

Commercial Real Estate & Business News January 21, 2019

How the Government Shutdown Impacts CREAs the longest government shutdown in American history heads into its fourth week, the commercial real estate industry is preparing for possible repercussions. Chief among the concerns in the industry is the finalization of recently proposed Opportunity Zone regulations and the possibility of a trickle-down effect. The Internal Revenue Service […]

Commercial Real Estate & Business News January 18, 2019

When it Comes to Apartments, Phoenix Remains One of Best Rent Growth Markets in the U.S.Phoenix continues to pay dividends for investors who bet on its multifamily market. At the end of 2018, year-over-year rent growth for apartments averaged roughly 7 percent in the Phoenix metropolitan area, second to only Las Vegas among major U.S. […]

Commercial Real Estate & Business News January 17, 2019

Valley CRE Industry Expects to Maintain Momentum in 2019If you liked commercial real estate in 2018, you’re going to enjoy 2019 just as much. Often, sequels don’t live up to the high expectations set by their predecessors, but when it comes to the general health of the commercial real estate market in the Greater Phoenix […]

Commercial Real Estate & Business News January 16, 2019

Apartment Rents Expected to Rise Faster Than Inflation in 2019Rents are likely to rise faster for older, class-B apartments in 2019 than for any other class of apartment property. “We expect Class-B to continue to have the strongest average rent growth, as it has through recent history,” says Andrew Rybczynski, senior consultant at research firm […]

Commercial Real Estate & Business News January 15, 2019

Private Equity Appetite for Risk Appears to Show No Signs of SlowingOaktree Capital, a global asset manager with more than $124 billion in assets under management, has launched the eighth in its series of opportunistic real estate funds in a move that seeks to tap demand for properties that can be upgraded and better managed […]